New York City English

Michael Newman

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2014

New York City English

Michael Newman

Volume 10 in the series Dialects of English [DOE]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614512127

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New York City English is one of the most recognizable of US dialects, and research on it launched modern sociolinguistics. Yet the city’s speech has never before received a comprehensive description and analysis. In this book, Michael Newman examines the differences and similarities among the ways English is spoken by the extraordinarily diverse population living in the NY dialect region. He uses data from a variety of sources including older dialectological accounts, classic and recent variationist studies, and original research on speakers from around the dialect region. All levels of language are explored including phonology, morphosyntax, lexicon, and discourse along with a history of English in the region. But this book provides far more than a dialectological and historical inventory of linguistic features. The forms used by different groups of New Yorkers are discussed in terms of their complex social meanings. Furthermore, Newman illustrates the varied forms of sociolinguistic significance with examples from the personal experiences of a variety of New Yorkers and includes links to sound files on the publisher’s site and videos on YouTube. The result is a rigorous but accessible and compelling account of the English spoken in this great city.

1. Comprehensive description of New York City English(es) at phonological, morphological, syntactic, and discourse levels.

2. Data are from a complete discussion of previous dialectological and sociolinguistic studies as well as new material from an ethnically diverse sample.

3. The book is accessible to non-specialists but rigorous enough to be used as a reference for specialists as well.

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Michael Newman, Queens College, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Geography demography and cultural factors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
3 Phonetics and Phonology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
4 Morphology and Syntax Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
5 Discourse Factors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
6 Lexicon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
7 The History and Study of NYCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	132
8 Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
9 Appendix A: Short Biographical Descriptions of the BQ-16 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
10 Appendix B: Transcriptions of NYCE Speakers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: English Scholars; Sociolinguists.
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 181
Keywords: Sociolinguistics; Dialects; English; New York City

eBook

Published: October 9, 2014
ISBN: 9781614512127

Hardcover

Published: September 29, 2014
ISBN: 9781614512899

Paperback

Published: April 17, 2015
ISBN: 9781501508899